Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- Photocopied 2008 (originally created 1930-2005) (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Phil Fairclough, of Telford (formerly Wellington), Shropshire, England, was interested in documenting the lives of former German prisoners of war. Wolfgang Zoepfel (Zöpfel), 1925-1986, was one of his neighbors who had been interned at Camp 132 in Medicine Hat, Alberta during the Second World War. Following the war, Wolfgang was interned near Wellington until 1948. He decided to immigrate to England. In 1952 he married a local woman, Joan Titley, and they had two daughters.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Loaned for copying by Phil Fairclough, 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of a scrapbook containing copies of photographs, documents, correspondence, and genealogical charts documenting the life of Wolfgang Zoepfel.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English and German.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Originals held by Phil Fairclough.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.